Identity
Person No.
32396
Service No.
74217076PE
Last Name
First Name
Hendrik Albertus
Initials
H A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Ops Askari, ten members that were part of an Anti-Aircraft team deployed near Caiundu in Southern Angola were killed during a fierce fire-fight when their position was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force of more than 200 FAPLA troops. Sergeant Hendrik Albertus Oosthuyse volunteered to remain behind armed with a MAG machine-gun and due to his heroic actions, he delayed the enemy advance sufficiently to allow the remainder of the team to successfully evade capture
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. M. C. Oosthuyse
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project